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Posted July 1, 2013 08:24 am - Updated July 1, 2013 09:29 am

Special to The Record

Freedom Fighters Wanted: Share Your Stories

Were you or a family member involved in the Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, FL in the 1960s led by Rev. Thomas A. Wright, Dr. Robert B. Hayling, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference? Well, The 40th ACCORD, Inc. wants to hear about it. If you don't mind sharing, we don't mind taping. In addition to the ACCORD Freedom Trail Tour and Luncheon, commemorating the Signing of the Landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Green Room San Marcos at the Casa Monica Hotel. 95 Cordova Street, will be set up from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to video tape your story on Tuesday. Call Liz at 347-1382 to reserve a time or just drop by during the above hours of operation. Your story will be a lasting testimony of the struggles and sacrifices made by you and others who fought for FREEDOM in the Nation's Oldest City.

Going, Going, Almost Gone!

There are only a few tickets left for the ACCORD Freedom Trail Luncheon. No tickets will be sold at the door, unless previous reserved for "Will Call".

All Aboard!

All aboard the Freedom Train! A complimentary narrated tour, by historian David Nolan, of the ACCORD Freedom Trail presented by the Northrop Grumman Corporation, on the Old Town Trolley Train, is filling up. Patrons of the FT Luncheon and their families are invited to tour historic sites relevant to the Civil Rights Movement of St. Augustine, FL. See the house in which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stayed before his only arrest in Florida or the house in which the 72-year old mother of the Governor of Massachusetts stayed before her arrest for sitting in with her black friends at the Ponce de Leon Motor Lodge Restaurant. Her arrest brought national attention to the movement. There are 31 markers on the ACCORD Freedom Trail. To reserve your seat, call Liz at 347-1382 or Julia at 806 1945